Identity
Person No.
48000
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
Jacobus Marthinus
Initials
J M
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Unknown
Age at Death
66
Death Record
Date of Death
Unknown
Cause code
POW 1,367
Died as prisoner of war
Cause of Death
Died of small pox while a prisoner of war, India, Madras and Kaity Nilghiris
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
India, Madras and Kaity Nilghiris
Grave Reference
Unknown
Notes
WMBR id 585. POW number 18320. Wellington Government cemetery
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Regiment/Unit swapped -- "Prisoner of War" (a Commando, the Boer War-era regiment-equivalent) moved to Regiment; "Boer Forces" (the generic force-wide designation) moved to Unit, per John's decision.
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Anglo-Boer War Museum
open source ↗
Anglo-Boer War Museum
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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